Terrorism
and terrorists can only exist in the world if they can convince others of their
cause. In most cases the
cause to which they are committed is the complete domination of a nation and a
people. They convince others that their cause is just and right first by
fear and coercion. This
fear is perpetrated by making the population believe, and in most cases
rightfully so, that they will die if they do not convert and accept the
cause. But fear can only
control a population so long. After
a time, the people become tired of being afraid and start to fight back. The terrorists have recognized this and
also indoctrinate the young into their cause. They do this by methods similar to the
recruitment of gang members here in theUnited
States. They identify those youth who are
troubled, weak or have poor family life. They identify their needs and begin to
provide for them. At the
same time they begin to speak with them and educate them according to the
terrorist beliefs. Because
they have become the youth’s friends and provided for their needs the youth are
more open to their teachings. This
is one of the many ways that Islamic radicals have used to brainwash the
youth. Islam also uses the
family life, education, religion and political indoctrination to convert the
youth to their beliefs, however radical they may seem to us.

Family
life is an important tool of the indoctrination of the youth used by radicals.
They insure that they use all facets of family life to assist in their cause. If a family owns a television,
they are bombarded daily with the message that the radicals preach. For example, Palestinian
children are now watching a look a-like Mickey Mouse on the television show
called Tomorrows Pioneers. The
main character,Paffer, leads children into
drills which teach them how to throw grenades and how to fire guns. (Islamic Indoctrination 2008)
stated “...every opportunity to indoctrinate young viewers with teachings
Islamic supremacy, hatred ofIsraeland theU.S.,
and support of “resistance”. The children are continuously attacked with
messages of terrorism throughout these kinds of shows. Kids are trained to want
death as a desire for their nation and the will of Allah. They are so exposed to death and
to the desire to kill that it does not disturb them. According to (Yoismn.d.)
a young child crying stated, “But I march quickly towards my death…”It is as if
it were daily living to them. Being
so innocent in mind and not knowing the truth behind it all, they easily fall
into this manipulation. Not
only are the children affected, but the family to. They follow beliefs which are
preached by the church and the word of Allah which is to protect their nation. Parents willingly send their
children off to be suicide bombers and take part in these horrific acts. One parent stated, “If I had
twenty children, I’d send them all off toIsrael to blow
themselves up and kill some Israelis (Landau 2007).” These parents feel like they
have no choice because according to Islam, martyrs are not to be mourned but to
be glorified. Family
members are manipulated by gifts and offerings of many Islamic organizations in
exchange for their children’s life, such as the government themselves, the
Islamic counsel, and other terrorist funded organizations. In many cases families gain up to 25
million dollars for their children’s life. This payment seems normal to them as
they themselves have been indoctrinated into the terrorist beliefs. Though they may be, in other words,
“rewarded” for the child’s involvement in the bettering of Islam, according to
(Landau 2007) “Under pressure, many families may express pride in their child’s
martyrdom, but this is hardly what they feel."

Education
its self offers a fertile arena for the radicalization of Muslim use. Under the
guides of teaching the basic school lessons during classes, the teachers, who
are involved in this radicalization are able to intertwine the message of hate
towards theUnited
Statesin
all aspects. An example of
this brainwash technique is during history classes, were the teachers are able
to selectively teach those parts of their history were Muslims are reflected as
he victims and Israelis as the violators. By
constantly ingraining this thought of Muslims versus Jews into the minds of the
youth, they lay the ground work for then teaching retaliation against the
Jews. This same type of
indoctrination was used by Adolf Hitler during his extermination of the
Jews. According to (Balles2009) “Hitler perfected an
understanding of the “Big Lie” technique of propaganda based on the principle
that a lie, if audacious enough and repeated enough times, will be believed by
the masses”. Religion and
religious education its self also gives ample opportunity to continue the
constant manipulation of students psyche. They search for those poor souls that
feel helpless, shame, and humiliation. They
first give the children a sense of security to begin their mind work. Once they
have the “victims” right were they want them, they begin to instruct them in
the principles of the religion. In
this case, the principle of the religion is hate against a specific country and
group of people and the establishment of a pure Islamic state.Radical religious organizations use established
tactics to ensure fear based obedience to stated doctrines. They used fear mongering tactics,
intense opposition to the truth of the universe and intentional lies to enforce
obedience.

Political Indoctrination is the next
step used to brainwash the minds of the youth. As the population grows older
the change between indoctrination by education and family to political pressure
occurs. The single party government takes over the role of educator, family
beliefs, and religious leaders. It
plays upon the religious indoctrination you have received and ensures that the
government’s message always shows that if you do not believe the government
then Allah will be displeased. The
government also plays upon the hatred sown in each citizen during his childhood
indoctrination and education indoctrination. The political party then weaves a
threat in its message that if the citizen does not follow the dictates set
within the political circle and supported by Allah, evil will befall that
person and no one will help them. This is exemplified in the Islamic Commentary
on the State of the MuslimUmmah: “Jews will never be
pleased with you, nor the Christians, unless you follow their faith. Say, “Indeed guidance from Allah alone
is the true guidance.” And
if you were to follow their evil desires after the knowledge you have been
given, you will find neither a guardian nor any helper to protect you from
Allah (Political Indoctrination 2010).” Indeed, political indoctrination is
best described as a “mechanism by which the public opinion is created
(Political Indoctrination 2010).” These
lessons of indoctrination have survived over time. In Nazi Germany if you were
a good German and hated the Jews and worked for the government you were
rewarded. You were given special rights, extra rations and access to restricted
areas. In china today those people that obey the single party government are
also rewarded. If you have one child that child is given the best school and
one is rewarded other luxuries. If you decide to go against the government
dictates by having more than one child than your family and the children
suffer. This type of political indoctrination is true of the radical
indoctrination of children today. The
methods used are similar to those used by the Chinese and the Nazis. If the children obey what the one
party government dictates they or their families are rewarded both here and in
the afterlife. For example, if they agree to blow themselves up at the request
of the government they are told they will earn a place in heaven and their
families are rewarded after they are dead. It is important the family’s reward
is visible to all because that is part of the political brainwashing used bythose
in power. A
child blows himself up at the request of the government and the public sees
that the family isrewarded,another son or daughter who also wants
to take care of their family will agree to blow themselves up. This political indoctrination is one
of the soft methods. If
this type of indoctrination is not successful in getting the citizens to obey
the government, then fear methods can be applied and after that punitive
methods. These
indoctrinating methods are “ways the system or government tries to convince or
trick the people, or youth, into believing in its way of life (Political
Indoctrination 2010).” That
government or political party that wants to continue to hold onto their youth’s
minds does not hesitate to use whatever method best suits their purpose.

As history has shown us, the radicalization of the
youth has been one of the most successful methods used to promote terrorism or
a single party cause. The indoctrination of the youth by radical Muslims is no
different. As foreign as their methods are to the American public, the Muslim
youth is subjected to a constant barrage of hate and death from the time they
are born till the time they are old enough to spew the same radial rhetoric.
This cycle of hate through generations will need to be broken in order to
deprogram the Muslim youth from the brainwashing techniques they have been
subjected to their whole lives.